Mherunisa Hussain

The pressing matter of female maternity rights in sports

In recent years there have been many improvements towards gaining better equality in the sporting industry. Many athletes are working towards closing the gender pay gap and discriminations between prize money for male versus female competitions. However, there are still some discrepancies with regards to maternity rights for sportswomen and...
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Posted Dec. 7, 2019

Mary Cain speaks-out against the Nike Oregon Project

Mary Cain recalled the abuse she suffered at the hands of Alberto Salazar, an American coach who trained her in Oregon on behalf of Nike. Ms Cain made an op-ed video which detailed her experience of ‘the dark side’ of professional running for female athletes. I was physically and emotionally...
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Posted Dec. 3, 2019